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by cfeigs
13 May 2020, 00:59
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Linux swap destroys data partition
Replies: 3
Views: 1906

Re: Linux swap destroys data partition

I was able to locate the primary NTFS data partition after TestDisk had complete a deeper scan using EFI GUID partition table type! :D

I located the linux swap partition, and marked both as Primary, as Logical was not available( :? ).

I then wrote this scheme. The data partition started at sector ...
by cfeigs
08 May 2020, 22:10
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Linux swap destroys data partition
Replies: 3
Views: 1906

Re: Linux swap destroys data partition

Thank you for your reply.

The partition you refer to is the one I restored. It is empty of files and directories (I was not able to view the contents before restoring, it was a bit of a stab in the dark).

I have been running a deep search using EFI GPT for the last couple of days. It's now at 21 ...
by cfeigs
06 May 2020, 16:04
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Linux swap destroys data partition
Replies: 3
Views: 1906

Linux swap destroys data partition

I have just lost a NTFS data partition more than 900GB on my laptop and I am having difficulty retrieving it with TestDisk.

The single partition was about 75% full (~750GB). A linux swap partition (4GB) was created alongside the data partition. The data partition was lost after reboot.

In an ...